Chapter 986: A Killing Weapon

"It's good that there is no counterfeit money. It's good that there is no counterfeit money." Liu Duotian felt much more at ease.

"My uncle was a peddler and he received a lot of fake copper coins. One year when he was counting his accounts, he found out that he had received 141 fake copper coins that year. He was so angry that he became sick," said He Shuibao from Shuanghe Town.

Many workers also talked about the issue of counterfeit silver and money, and quite a few people received counterfeit silver and money.

It was only after He Liuliu became an apprentice accountant at the Qin family's medicine shop that he learned about the minting, issuance, restrictions, and authenticity identification of the Wei Dynasty's silver, money, and banknotes.

In short, what he learned in the Qin family was enough for him to take the examination for a county official, and he was very grateful to the Qin family.

Dangdang Dangdang!

"Work badge number seven, Hewangtian from Kaihe Village, come and get your wages!" Qin Dashi shouted.

The first work badge in the medicine shop belongs to the female worker, Cao Fan.

He Wangtian was startled and hurried into the house. He didn't dare to look around. He just handed over his work badge and signed and pressed his fingerprints step by step as Uncle Qin said.

Finally, I received: "Seven hundred and fifty coins, I have more than half a tael of silver in wages!"

He Wangtian was very excited. After putting the silver and money into a bag, he protected the bag and walked out of the pay room.

The others heard his cry and saw him coming out. They hurriedly grabbed him and asked, "Brother He, your wages are not right. Why is it so much more?"

"Yes, yes. Based on a wage of thirty wen a day, we've only worked twenty days from the day we signed the contract to today, so it should be six hundred wen."

He Wangtian: "The extra 150 coins are my reward for discovering the mixed packaging of medicinal herbs. It's written in the salary book."

The workers exclaimed, "They really gave us a reward? One hundred and fifty coins! That's enough to buy five pounds of fat meat! He, you've made a killing!"

Liu Duotian almost cried: "Five kilograms of fat meat! I almost earned five kilograms of fat meat too."

When he was finishing work, he found that the lid of a stove steamer was not opened. He ignored it, but another worker went to open the lid and found that there were medicinal herbs inside that had not been taken out!

I called the manager and he gave me credit for my contribution.

But he thought he just remembered it because it looked good, but he didn't expect that the credit could really be turned into money!

He Wangtian said, "Don't cry, Tada boy. You're worried that the manager will come and fine you. Fellow workers, be more careful when you work and help the herbal medicine shop find mistakes and omissions. You can also get rewards. Everyone has a chance. Don't envy me."

After more than half an hour, all the workers in the three workshops received their wages.

Boom boom boom!

The drums beat urgently, and the workers left the workshop to the beat of the drums, gathered outside the gate, and prepared to go home.

Dangdang Dangdang!

"People from the villages west of Taifeng Town, gather here!" people from Zhoujia Village shouted.

Workers from Zhoujia Village, Kaihe Village, Niutoupo Village, Shiliu Village, Gui Village and other villages in the west of the town, which are under the jurisdiction of Village Chief Zhou, came to gather.

Dangdang Dangdang!

"Everyone from Shuanghe Town, gather here with He Shuli!"

"Uncle, uncle, I've received my wages." He Shuibao ran towards He the clerk. "A full six hundred coins. The extra sixty coins were earned by me for discovering that the stove fire was not completely extinguished and reporting it. I have brought honor to our He family and to the mayor of Shuanghe."

"Shuibao, you've made it." Clerk He praised him, then hurriedly dragged him back and continued shouting, "Everyone from Shuanghe Town, gather here!"

Li Tianya and other people from Shuanghe Town hurried to join them.

Li Tianya was all smiles, she held her purse tightly, and touched the cooked eggs in her pocket... These were for her little brother to nourish his body.

After the separation, the lives of the two siblings finally became better.

Now her younger brother stays at home, insisting on practicing calligraphy, arithmetic, and learning to identify medicinal herbs every day... In short, he must have knowledge so that he can work in the Qin family workshop in the future.

Dangdang Dangdang!

"Everyone from Hutou Town, gather here with Master Fan!"

Shan Xinye and other workers from Hutou Town hurried over to Fan Shuli.

Mrs. Peng Su also brought Peng Jianxin to see Mr. Fan, but because of Peng's incident as a consul, the mother and son decided not to go back this month.

She brought her son over to explain the situation and gave eight eggs to Mr. Fan.

Shuli Fan frowned slightly, thinking that she had gone a bit too far... If she and her son didn't go back, the people in the town would laugh at the Peng family.

Mr. Fan said nothing, but called out to Peng Jianxin: "Brother Xin, come and talk to Grandpa Fan."

"Grandpa Fan." Peng Jianxin saluted the old man and told Mr. Fan how he made friends with many children in the medicine shop and met adults from the Qin, Jiang, Xu and Qiao families.

After hearing this, Mr. Fan was quite excited. He then said to Mrs. Peng Su, "Xin Ge'er looks much brighter and more lively than when he was in our town. It's obvious that you have raised him very well...Okay, you and your son won't go back for now. We'll talk about it next month."

It would be beneficial for Hutou Town if Xin Ge'er stayed here.

The bottom line of what Mr. Fan said was that Mrs. Peng Su could continue to live in Taifeng Town with Peng Jianxin, but Peng Jianxin would always be a descendant of Hutou Town. If he became successful in the future, he would have to give back to Hutou Town. Otherwise, why would the town leaders help them and their son stop the people from Peng Chayi's family?

Peng Su understood and bowed to express her gratitude: "Thank you, Mr. Fan, for your support... Xin'er, thank you, Grandfather Fan. Remember your Grandfather Fan and the kindness of the people of Hutou Town to you."

Peng Jianxin politely bowed and thanked them, and then the mother and son said goodbye and left.

As it got dark, the hustle and bustle of Taifeng Town's New Street gradually died down.

For the next three days, the workers in the three workshops had a month-long holiday, while the Qin family continued to be busy counting the consumption and inventory of each workshop in September.

After the inventory, on the second day of October, I went to settle the accounts of the new dye workshop in September with Lord Yu and others.

It will not be completed until the fourth day of October.

In September, the new dye workshop's profits reached a record high of 140,000 taels.

The staff from the Provincial Administration Office brought by Lord Yu were all very excited, but Lord Yu also knew that there might not be such high profits in the future.

The market for new dyes in Northeastern states is already saturated. The new high this month is due to new anthelmintics and high-yield grain and potato seeds.

By next year, profits will continue to decline, so Mr. Yu will no longer talk about recruiting workers and increasing production.

But Lord Yu was still very grateful to the Qin family and said to Qin Xiaomi: "Mrs. Qin is truly a heroine. Yu is grateful and admires her."

The Qin family's new dye helped him get promoted and spread his fame to the capital; it also allowed him to meet Master Jing and established connections with the Taizhou Academy.

His Yu family made huge profits thanks to the Qin family, so he would not hold on to the profits from the new dye.

"Mr. Yu, you are too kind. Mr. Yu has also provided a lot of convenience for our new dye workshop." Qin Xiaomi said a few polite words and then said goodbye.

Lord Yu did not stay long. He took the account books and left with the team, returning to the capital to report the accounts to the provincial government.

But before leaving, he took his clerks to Captain Tang's camp and asked to see Master Jing.

Old Jing actually met them, and his clerks were so delighted that they stayed in the camp one more night before rushing to the capital the next day.

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After Lord Yu and his men left, and the Qin family finished distributing the dividends, on the sixth day of October, an auspicious day, the mountain people were ready, and officially bid farewell to Taifeng Town and the outside world, returning to the mountains.

The families of Qin, Jiang, Xu, and Qiao, the Silifang led by Guan Shuli, the county government, the Wei army, and even the Qi Tianshi all sent people to see him off.

Qin Xiaomi didn't go to see him off, but she secretly gave A Ling a weapon to kill the enemy.